VOCABULARY

of our Schools

Abanico: literally means fan. Use in the FMA jargon to describe a fanning motion stick technique.

Alibata: Pre-hispanic writing form of the Maharlikas islands (Philippines), influenced by Sanskrit.

Arnis: Modern version of the Filipino Martial Arts. Arnis as its roots in traditional martial arts of the Philippines, but has also been influenced by the Japanese Budo during WWII.

Bangkaw: Long staff

Chi Sao (or sticky hands): Sensitive and energetic exercise from the Wing Chun system, where practitioners work forearms together, trying to redirect an attack instead of blocking it; trying to feel an opening to hit instead of punching.

Daga: Knife.

Dumog: Filipino wrestling system.

Eskrima: One of the Filipino Martial Arts, dating from the Spanish invasion era. Very much influenced by Spanish fencing, especially with the famous angles of attack, Eskrima is still a traditional Filipino fighting art.

FMA: Filipino Martial Arts

Guro: In Filipino, Guro simply means Teacher or Instructor. In the FMA world, it often referes to the level of Master Instructor. In the Kali Majapahit system of ranking, Guro is the equivalent of 6th Dan Instructor.

Hilot: Filipino healing system. Massage, osteopathy, posture correction and dietetic, are just few applications of Hilot.

Kabka: Basic exercise with the Filipino double sticks. Kabka 1, 2, 3 and 4 are taught to the beginner before the Inayan Sinawali "2 to 9" drills.

Kali: The word Kali may be a contraction of the Filipino words Kabot Lihook which mean movements of the body. Some believe it comes from the word Kalis, Filipino version of the Malay Keris (or Kris) sword. This Filipino fighting art is the result of the warfare experiences of the Filipino tribes but has also been influenced by Chinese(Hakka) Kuntao, and Indonesian /Malay Pencak Silat. Kali is considered the oldest of all Filipino martial arts.

Kali Majapahit: is the name Guro Fred gave to his personal Kali system. The training concepts of Kali Majapahit are multiple but simple. They are based on Stick / sword fighting (Sinawali, Solo Baston & Espada y Daga), Daga (Knife training), Kadena de Mano (Close Quarter Range), Panantukan (Filipino Boxing), Sikaran (Filipino Kick Boxing) and Dumog (Grappling). In Kali Majapahit, these concepts are woven together into a complete and very effective fighting system. Any improvement in one aspect of the system will accelerate progression in the others.

Kampilan: Traditional Filipino long sword

Kris (aka Keris or Kalis): Traditional Malay / Filipino sword

Panuntukan: Filipino boxing / kickboxing

Paniko: Elbow strike

Panlohob na Lakas: Filipino word for "Qi Gong" or Energy work

Panuhud: Knee strike

Sibat: Spear

Sikaran: Filipino kicking system

Silat (or Pencak Silat): Traditional martial art from the Malay people (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Philippines) that had greatly influenced the art of Kali and all South-East Asian fighting arts, especially during the Majapahit Empire (13th century). The styles of Silat practiced in the Southern Philippines are often called Kali-Silat or Silat-Kuntaw.

Sinawali: Literaly means to weave, the word sinawali often refers to the Filipino double sticks system.

Sipa: kick (The action of kicking is called Pansipa)

Solo Baston: Single stick.

Suntuk: Punch or fist. (The action of punching is called Panuntukan)

Tuloy tuloy: Flow or flowing